MILWAUKIE — Daniel Joseph Hills, 73, a parishioner at Christ the King here, died Dec. 3. There will be a funeral Mass at 1 p.m. Dec. 16t at Christ The King Church, 7414 S.E. Michael Dr., Milwaukie. There will be a rosary preceding the Mass at 12:30 p.m. and a reception following Mass at the parish hall.Tuesday, December 6, 2016

STOCKTON, Calif. — Margaret Ann Thompson died Nov. 10, just over a month after celebrating her 100th birthday in Stockton with a dinner for her extended family of 50 and at an afternoon party at O’Connor Woods Senior Living for many fellow residents and local friends. There was a graveside service at Mount Calvary in Portland.Monday, December 5, 2016

Robert James Gilbertz died peacefully at home surrounded by his family Nov. 25. There will be a funeral Mass at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6, at St Agatha Church, 1430 SE Nehalem St, Portland. A recitation of the rosary will precede the service at 10 a.m. and a luncheon will follow in the parish hall.Sunday, December 4, 2016

Former Attorney General Hardy Myers, 77, died Nov. 29 of complications of pneumonia. He had also been fighting a two-year battle against lung cancer. There will be a funeral Mass at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7, at All Saints Church in Northeast Portland.Thursday, December 1, 2016

Sister Eileen Brown (Sr. Marian Paula), 85, died at her home in Gladstone, Sept. 6 after a yearlong battle with lung cancer. She was a vowed member of the Sisters of the Holy Names for 65 years. There was a funeral in the Holy Names Sisters Provincial House Chapel.

George Jacob Blatner died peacefully at his home in Northeast Portland on Nov. 10. A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, at Zellers Chapel of the Roses. The funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 18 at Holy Rosary Church.Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Father Donald McHugh, 86, died peacefully Nov. 12. There will be a rosary at 9:30 a.m. and a funeral Mass at 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, at St. Mary Cathedral in Portland. Following the reception, interment will take place at Willamette National Cemetery.Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Beverly Jean Beall died Nov. 5 with her family beside her. A funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 14, at St. Rita Church in Portland. The recitation of the rosary with precede the Mass at 10:30 a.m.Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Lieutenant Colonel George Gerard Krummenacker, 74, died peacefully Nov. 11 at his home in Gladstone. A rosary will be prayed at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, at Christ the King Church, Milwaukie, and immediately followed by a funeral mass. A reception will follow at the Monarch Hotel at 2 p.m. Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Kathleen Elizabeth Condon Carney, 89, died peacefully in her home Nov. 11, holding the hand of her husband of nearly 65 years, Robert Carney. The rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18, at St. Elizabeth Church. Funeral Mass will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, at St. Elizabeth.Tuesday, November 15, 2016

ST. PAUL — Jessamine 'Mary' Weaver, 88, died Nov. 1. She served the church in many areas over the years: Catholic Daughters, altar societies, eucharistic ministry starting at Holy Redeemer and St. Andrews parishes in Portland, St. James in McMinnville and finally at St. Paul Parish in St. Paul.Tuesday, November 15, 2016

NOTRE DAME, Ind. — Rev. Joseph Peter Browne, C.S.C., 87, died at Holy Cross House, Notre Dame, Ind. on Sunday, Oct. 30. Marking 60 years of priestly life in 2015, he was longtime director of the library at U.P. In the early 1990s, he took on the post of pastor at St. Birgitta Parish, just across the St. Johns Bridge. He moved to the Holy Cross retirement center in 2009.

Raymond Eldon Pliska, 94, died Oct. 14 in Portland. Funeral services were held Oct. 20. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016 at Willamette National Cemetery.Friday, October 21, 2016

Sister Dorothy Klingele, 90, a Sister of Providence for 64 years, died Oct. 15 at St. Joseph Residence, Seattle. There will be a vigil at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 23, and a funeral Mass at 11 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 24, both at St. Joseph Residence. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery, Seattle, and will follow the Mass and reception.Thursday, October 20, 2016

James Thayne Covert, 84, professor emeritus in history at the University of Portland, died at his home, surrounded by family, on Oct. 13 of complications from a stroke he suffered in June. A funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 21, at St. Pius X Catholic Church, 1280 NW Saltzman Rd, Portland, OR 97229. A rosary will take place at 7 p.m. the night before (Thursday, Oct. 20) at St. Pius Community Center. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Covert Family Scholarship at the University of Portland in his memory.Thursday, October 20, 2016

MILWAUKIE — Mabel Ekstrom, 98, died Oct. 5. A visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 11, at Stehn Family Chapels, with a Rosary at 10:30 a.m. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 18, at Christ the King Church.Monday, October 10, 2016

OREGON CITY — Doris Wallis, 88, died Oct. 6. There will be a funeral Mass at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 11 at St. John the Apostle Church here. Visitation will be 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 10 at Holman-Hankins-Bowker & Waud.Saturday, October 8, 2016

Cyril “Skeeter” Joseph Walker, 93, passed away peacefully Saturday night at his home in Portland, surrounded by his family.A Rosary will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 10, followed by a funeral Mass at 10:30 and reception at 11:30 at St. Rita Church, Portland.Saturday, October 8, 2016

Frances Faye Smith, 97, died Oct. 5. There will be a funeral Mass at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 11 at St. Joseph the Worker Church, Portland, followed by interment at Mount Calvary Cemetery. A reception will be held at the church immediately following burial.Saturday, October 8, 2016

Benedictine Father Leo Rimmele, a monk and priest of Mount Angel Abbey, died Oct. 5, 2016, at the Edward C. Allworth Veterans’ Care Center in Lebanon, Oregon. He was 86 years old. Vigils of the Dead will be celebrated in the abbey church of Mount Angel, St. Benedict, Monday, Oct. 10 at 7:25 p.m. On Tuesday, Oct. 11, the Pontifical Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 10 a.m. Father Leo will be buried in the abbey cemetery.Friday, October 7, 2016

Carol Beaumier died in Seattle on Sept. 12 of complications following hip surgery. Mrs. Beaumier’s passing was peaceful, surrounded by beautiful opera music, her family and friends. A memorial service was held at Our Lady of the Lake, Seattle.Monday, September 26, 2016

Patricia "Pat" Ferschweiler died Sept. 15 in Woodburn. Viewing will be held from noon until 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 21, at Cornwell Funeral Home in Woodburn. There will be a rosary at 10 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016 at Sacred Heart Church, Gervais, followed by a funeral at 11 a.m.Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Josip Zupcic, 86, died Sept. 10. There will be a recitation of the rosary at 10:30 a.m. followed by a funeral Mass at 11 a.m. on Sept. 16 at Resurrection Church in Tualatin.Thursday, September 15, 2016

LAKE OSWEGO — Donna Marie Ghiorso, 65, a parishioner at Our Lady of the Lake, died Aug. 30, at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center. She was born Sept. 25, 1950, in Portland to Crystal and Lloyd Braye. Donna married John Angelo Ghiorso and the two enjoyed 31 years of marriage. She worked in the insurance field while raising her children.Wednesday, September 7, 2016

MOUNT ANGEL — Benedictine Sister Antoinette Traeger, 89, died early Saturday morning, Aug. 20. There will be a vigil and Mass this coming week, with time and date yet to be announced.Saturday, August 20, 2016

Bernadette Cogozzo Albertine, 91, died Aug. 10. There will be a rosary at 10:15 a.m. followed by a funeral Mass at 11 a.m. followed by a reception on Saturday, Aug. 20, at St. Frederic Church in St. Helens. There will also be a visitation from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Columbia Funeral Home in St. Helens.Thursday, August 18, 2016

Oblate Father William McHugh, 90, longtime pastor of Our Lady of Fatima in Shady Cove and St. Edward in Lebanon, died July 18 in San Antonio, Texas, and was buried July 27 in San Fernando Mission Cemetery in Mission Hills, California. There will be a memorial Mass for Oblate Father William McHugh at 10 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 26, at Our Lady of Fatima, Shady Cove, his longtime parish.Thursday, August 18, 2016

Robert Loris “Bob" Randall died peacefully Saturday, Aug. 8 with his wife Rita at his side. There will be a funeral Mass at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 18 at St. John the Apostle Church in Oregon City.Thursday, August 11, 2016

William “Frank” Langford, 76, died at his home July 31 following a long and courageous battle with cancer. There will be a rosary at 7 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 8 in the chapel of the Mount Scott Funeral Home in Southeast Portland. There will be a funeral Mass at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 9, at Holy Rosary Church, Portland.Sunday, August 7, 2016

AUMSVILLE — Edna Marie Hortsch, 80, a parishioner of St. Mary Church, Shaw, died July 31 at her home. There was a rosary followed by a funeral Mass at St. Mary Church, Shaw. She has lived in the community since 1958.Sunday, August 7, 2016

Eugene “Gene” (the Captain) Regimbal, 83, a parishioner of Holy Redeemer, La Pine, died July 12 in La Pine. There will be a funeral Mass at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 10, at St. Peter Church in Portland. The Mass will be followed by followed by an Urn Committal Service at 3 p.m. at Gethsemani Cemetery in Portland, where he'll be laid to rest with his parents.Sunday, August 7, 2016

Timothy Joseph Molin, 68, died May 6 in his group home, Lincoln House, in Mount Angel of kidney failure. He attended weekly Mass at St. Mary in Mount Angel and while on home visits, St. Clare in Portland. There was a funeral Mass at St. Clare Church.Sunday, August 7, 2016

Holy Names Sister Delores Shaw (M. Rose Delphine), 82, died peacefully at Hospice House of Spokane, Washington, on July 12. There was a funeral Mass at the Convent of the Holy Names.Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Jessie Sposito passed away peacefully July 7 with her family at her side at the age of 104. A recitation of the rosary followed by a funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, July 18, at St. John Fisher Church, Portland. The funeral will be followed by a burial service in Mount Calvary Cemetery.Thursday, July 14, 2016

BEAVERTON — John (Jack) Henry Baumbach, 92, died peacefully on June 17 surrounded by his family. There was a funeral mass at Holy Trinity Church and he was interred with military honors at Mount Calvary Cemetery.Wednesday, June 29, 2016

EUGENE — Bernie Conklin, 64, development director at the University of Oregon’s Newman Center, died here June 15. There will be a 6 p.m. rosary on Sunday, June 26, at the Newman Center, followed by an Irish wake at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 1144 Charnelton St. (Additional parking after 6:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s).Tuesday, June 21, 2016

ASTORIA — Marie Laferriere Rummell, 85, a parishioner at St. Mary Star of the Sea, died May 16. There was a funeral Mass at St. Mary’s and a graveside service at Ocean View Cemetery in Warrenton.Thursday, June 16, 2016

Norman Albert Creitz, 84, a parishioner at St. John Fisher, died May 31, after fighting a valiant battle with Myelodysplastic Syndrome and Acute Myeloid Leukemia, including taking part in two clinical trials. There will be a funeral Mass at noon on Saturday, June 18, at St. John Fisher Church with a reception to follow.Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Melvin Kosta, 82, a parishioner at St. John the Baptist, Milwaukie, died May 14 of causes related to Alzheimers. There will be a funeral Mass at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, June 13, at St. John the Baptist.Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Norma Lucile Beer Hunt, 86, died May 23. Visitation will be from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 2, at Zeller Chapel of the Roses, with a recitation of the rosary at 7 p.m. There will be a funeral Mass at 11 a.m. on Friday, June 3, at the Madeleine, with committal at Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery at 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Helen Senz, a Holy Redeemer, North Bend, parishioner, died in Springfield on May 7, two days after her 86th birthday, with her family at her side. There was a funeral Mass at Holy Redeemer, with Father Jim Graham presiding. A graveside committal followed at Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery.Friday, May 20, 2016

Carol Anne Wright, 66, died peacefully May 14 in Vancouver, Wash., surrounded by her loving family. There will be a rosary at 10 a.m. followed by a funeral Mass at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, May 23, at St. Rita's Catholic Church. A reception will follow, and then inurnment at Gethsemani Catholic Cemetery in Happy Valley.Friday, May 20, 2016

Thomas Becic, 83, a St. Patrick’s, Portland, parishioner, died of natural causes on May 5. His wife was by his side, and his children and brother were also close by. There will be a rosary at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 10, and then a funeral Mass at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, May 11, both at St. Patrick Church in Northwest Portland. The funeral Mass will be followed by a reception for family and friends at the St. Patrick's parish hall.Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Ronald Eby, 83, of Medford, died April 30. There will be a funeral Mass at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 10, at Shepherd of the Valley Church with committal with Navy Honors at 2 p.m. the same day at Eagle Point National Cemetery.Friday, May 6, 2016

Daniel Joseph Harrington, a parishioner at Holy Family, Portland, died peacefully at home on April 21 in the presence of his family. A funeral Mass was held at Holy Family Church.Saturday, April 30, 2016

Hearty Dominic Philips, 65, a parishioner at St. Ignatius, Portland, peacefully died April 5, surrounded by family and friends. A rosary and funeral Mass was held at St. Ignatius, followed by a celebration of life.Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Lennard Joseph Senz, 89, a parishioner at Holy Redeemer in North Bend, died peacefully at his home on April 20, his family at his side. A public visitation will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 26 at Coos Bay Chapel, 685 Anderson Ave. There will be a rosary at 11 a.m. followed by a funeral Mass at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 27, at Holy Redeemer, North Bend, with Father Jim graham presiding. A graveside committal with military honors will follow at Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery, 63060 Millington Frontage Road in Coos Bay.Monday, April 25, 2016

Author Patricia Rae Treece, a Madeleine parishioner, died April 18 in Portland. There will be a funeral Mass at 1 p.m. on Monday, April 25, at The Madeleine. A reception will follow in the parish hall.Sunday, April 24, 2016

Aurelia Ann (Rossetto) George, 63, died peacefully on April 9 at home surrounded by her loved ones. There was a celebration of life Mass at St. Clare Church in Portland, where she had been a parishioner for 28 years.Tuesday, April 19, 2016

James Hamilton Crowell, Jr., 78, died of lymphoma on April 13 in Wilsonville. There will be a funeral Mass at 11 a.m. on Friday, April 22, at Our Lady of the Lake Church in Lake Oswego. Mr. Crowell was a parishioner there.Monday, April 18, 2016

Harlan Potts, 79, a St. Agatha, Portland, parishioner, died April 9. There will be a rosary at 10:30 a.m. followed by a funeral Mass at 11 a.m. on Friday, April 15, at St. Agatha. There will be a reception after the Mass, and committal will be a 2 p.m. that afternoon at Gethsemani Catholic Cemetery, Happy Valley.Thursday, April 14, 2016